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202 TO BE CROWKED TOMGHT The crowninr of MM Ljnette AntrT. frsuHne Academy senior, homecoming queen will hlfhllfht nalf-Hine ceremonies 4urln( Klnrla Buccaneers' hoimcomlns; with UM Kin. kaM Falcoms at I p.m. Saturday la Public School Stadium. Halftone will Indudo by UM Klrwis Illfh band and a parade of float, cmnjtmg oat the theme Tilted Peace." Tbe Klnrln High Plratem, girls' dnm mat baflo corps, will abo perform, under the direction of Mrs.

Otti C. Helbert A homeoonunc dam will be beU at Menard Park following; toe jwne. PVTS ON NEWS BAN Story on Traffic Lights Irks Mayor Works )n Message To Congress Given Reports On Israeli-Arab Fight And Geneva Meet DENVER, Oct W--President Elsenhower's found mo rn- larffement of heart today and this was UM moat important medical pronouncement of the week on chief executive's condition. Elsenhower received a complete checkup with Xnray and fluoracoplc equipment monilnff. DENVER, Oct.

38 Elsenhower worked on legislative ilana today and studied reports on he Geneva conference and Israeli- Egyptian fighting. And doctors becked for any enlargement of his eart. Approaching tonight the end of ve weeks of hospitallzatlon from bean attack, Elsenhower was llowed today to walk, sit up and he pleased in his hospital For the first -time, he left his onvalescence headquarters on the ighth floor of Fitzslmons Army By wheelchair and eleva- or, he was taken to the third floor or X-ray and fluoroacopic exam- nations to determine whether his eart ban increased In size as estilt of a Sept. 24 seizure and lubiequent healing. Not Annimnced of the examinations were ot announced immediately.

In advance of the X-ray and uorodcoplc a i a i Jie chief executive's doctors reported In their morning medical ulletin8 Eisenhower had a good Ight'i sleep of 7K hours, felt "re- ished and in a good mood," and making satisfactory progress without complications. and blood pressure con- nued to be normal, they said, and Mayor George Roy Clough Friday announced he Is "Irked" by published stories concerning his efforts to adjust Broadway traffic light system and that kenceforth he will not any to newspapers. The mayor's aaaounced ban living out public I a i followed publication ot a small feature story In The News In which a reader suggested the "red llfhU be painted green and graen llgbts red" so a snotorlsu West Warns Russians On Berlin Issue WASHINGTON, Oct. 38 United sharply reminded RuMia today that the Soviet government, and not Germany, MBponntble for "normal functioning of between Weit Germany and Berlin. At the time, the State Department rejected a Soviet claim that thin country, Britain and have violated postwar IgrecmenU with Runsla by brlng- bg Wert Germany Into the Atlantic pact and other defense treaty The American view was laid sown In a note delivered to the Soviet Foreign Office through the American Embsiiny at Moscow.

note WAI the necond formal comment by the American government on en agreement Ruaola mfLde Sept. 30 with Kaat German ThU agreement appeared to give the East the right to negotiate for the reunification of Germany and alao power to control Allied traffic Into Wert Berlin, which Hen deep In Com- munlfit-controHcd territory. Jrosdwajr without stopping often at red Mayor Clough recently on personally the task of trying to adjust the traffic lights on Iroadway so that motorists to croM the thoroughfare and those wlihlng to smoothly east and west on the traffic artery could do with a mlnlsaum of venlente. Motorists Tn recent monfti, to ad- luit one way or another iave brought motorists. Mayor Clough claimed he has een "ridiculed dally since I tried to do something with the Broadway traffic lights, limply to save the $160,000." Recently the mayor admitted efforts to adjust the lights to everyone had not ully successful due to technical and due to lack of roper equipment.

He contended, however, roil-Broad way traffic flow was better. stogvlattag The mayor proponed to the city a new regulating unit be purchased and thin ii on order. The mayor believes when unit received and IniUIled the Ighti can be adjusted to give proper traffic both along Broadway and on itreets crosilni Broadway. Motorlit have continued, however, and it wag publication of a humor- suggestion that the "green be painted red and the red Ighti green" which the mayor wasn't "playing fair with me." The mayor aald he had ptled the newipapcrs with "lot of news I waa elected but I don't Intend to give out one other Item." FAffi AND MILD Local Chamber Plans Study On Bond Issue The Galvcston Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee has not studied the proposed $4,400.000 bond I Forecast fnr Galveston and vttlnlty: Fair through Sunday. nUM Mri nlfrhta.

Moderate (1R milrw per hnnr) mostly north High Saturday near M. WIN, MOON, Mi. TIDES for Oct. IDMi SiinMi 5:10 p.m. Moon 4 3 8 P.m.

MowiMt Tfrtw Hist, 1:53 3:33 p.m. Low 8:38 1:18 p.m. TEMPBRATOnn and PmlMtiitlon data for 24 tioun indtnf p.m.. C8T, Dot, 3D, A i XI Fort Wwth OAI.VFHTON (Airport) iMIirr Haircuts To Cost More In County Towns flpcetal to TEXAS CITY, Oct. 38--Texas City and other mainland union barber will Increase th price of hair cuts from to $1.60, effective next Tuesday, ac cording to Bill Doddy, secretary traaaurer of Journeymen Barber's Local 083.

The unton voted Thurs day night on the Increase, follow Ing a pattern set by shops In Houston and Galveston. Doddy said the Increase Is the first such raise In past nine years. The Increase will affect union operated shops In Texas City, La Marque, Dickinson, a cliff, Hitch cock and Alta Lorn a. "We hope the general public wll understand our position In thl matter and go along with said Doddy, (H 37 Nfw York 47 JO OUy 117 PllUhiirKh DM IWlKi. Cl Hiirnn I HtiirMnn WiwlilnRtri fOlly 4fi If) 4B NI (Official U.B.

Wuthw BurMU fkvoct.) Father Accidentally RUHR Over His Son SEMINOLE, Oct. M--UP-Eddie Ray OaMley, 3, w.i« kllle Friday when run over by a weldln. tnirk operated by hln father, Kill Gatllcy. Authorities aalci thn yoniRrito AH playing hack nt the truck a welding shop whore hie fattie worked. Bar Drops Shepperd Case On State Court, Judge JERUSALEM, Oct.

28 (ft--Ten Egyptian soldiers were killed and 20-captured by Israeli troops who attacked a frontier post three miles inside Egypt, today, an Israeli i i a spokesman announced. The Foreign Office said he assault retaliated for an Egyptian raid Tuesday on an Israeli Tura to Page 3. Gee TWO which the county com- mtusOnvrs court will submit to the taxpayers, Dec. 3, Robert Colman, halt-man, said Friday. Colman aald E.

J. Pennlnfton lr. president of the chamber of commerce, out of the city, but hli return he will dlecuss the reposed program with him. Mrved for two years chairman of the chamber's I a jr committee and ii thoroughly conversant on high way matters, Colman said, ''t ftel mire a meeting of the itghway committee wilt called dlscuH the plans before the ond election," Colman added, 'particularly since improvements to 41st street and Stewart are I In the bond measures." Meanwhile, announcement was made In Texas City the Texas City Chamber of will support both the road bond and leawall Improvement bond laeues Emmett F. Lowry, president of he Texas City chamber, said the TO up had been working on a road xnd Issue for the past two years and feels It is a worthwhile project.

Lowry referred to the seawall bond Issue as a must for Texas City and said the chamber 100 per cent behind the seawal ssue. "I personally feel the tax dollars ald to the county should go to lelp the rapidly expanding cltlei on the Mainland. Two years ago the chamber 'tquested help from the county on he extension of Ninth Avenue and Improvements of roads," Ijowry said. ISRAELLEGYPT CLASH 10 Killed In Flareup (police leave alone." Gail S. Bedow Named To County Post Gail S.

Bedow, 45, a member of Texas City police department, vas appointed assistant county iuvenlle officer at a meeting of jalvcston County Juvenile Board at 5 p.m. Friday. The appointment will become effective Nov. 1, members of the ward said. The board Is composed of Judge Donald M.

Markle of the 10th District Court, Judge W. E. Stone of the Mth District Court and County Judge Theodore H. Robinson. Judge Robinson is chairman the board.

A resident of Texas City for the past nine Bedow Is a veteran of World War n. He was wounded In action on Iwo Jlma and he was awarded a Purple Heart, four Battle Stars and an Asiatic-Pacific Medal. He will open an office on the Mainland and will work as an as- ulttant to County Juvenile Officer George M. Cusick. Bedow succeeds B.

M. Sanders, who resigned last April 1. "We have been trying to find a suitable person to appoint assistant county juvenile officer ever since Sanders resigned," Robinson, "We are over our selection." very Judge happy post and added: "If they us alone, we will leave them TEXAS-SIZE EGG In Cairo, an Egyptian spokesman reported four Egyptians and four Israelis were killed In today's He said the Israeli force was driven off. Egypt filed strong protest with the U.N. Mixed Armistice Commission and demanded an immediate hearing.

Inside Border The fighting occurred at Kuntila, about three miles Inside Egyptian- ield territory in the northern Sinai aenlnsula, where the Egyptians said they maintained a post to check narcotics traffic. A camel caravan route passing through the area IB the same 'hjch, during Biblical times, led 'rom Memphis on the Nile to historic Ezlon Geber, King Solomon's Red Sea port. Worried by the latest series of incidents between Israel and her Arab neighbors, U.S. Secretary of John Foster Dulles and British Foreign Secretary Harold Mac- mlllan at Geneva huddled for an hour on means of preventing an arms race In Middle East which could lead to resumption of the Palestine war. Israeli sources In Geneva said the United States has promised to consider a list of heavy arms wanted by Israel to offset Egypt's growing arsenal, bought from Communist Czechoslovakia.

Forces Small Cairo spokesman said the Egyptian forces at Kunttla were very small, but when the Israelis just before 3 a.m. rein- forcementa were rushed fn from nearby stations, "Our forces repelled attack and werg able to clear the area of enemy Jorces." he said. "The enemy withdrew after losing four killed and leaving behind some weapons and ammunition." The i a spokesman charged the Israelis attacked In Tun to Sea THREE East and West Hit Deadlock at Geneva GENEVA. Oct. 28 ifl Rival treaties 'for European security were offered by East and West at the Big Four conference tonight.

Both met Immediate rebuffs. Russia's V. M. Molotov and the foreign ministers of the United States, Britain and France failed to brldpe any of the wide gap between their opposing policies for this arms-weary continent. In their second session, still under the amiable influence of "the Geneva spirit," the Big Four lomats tackled the toughest practical problems which their heads of government briefly discussed here three months ago.

Went The West--insistent that the security dilemma and the German unification cannot be solved separately--offered Russia extra guarantees against German aggression In return for letting all the unite and maintain the membership held by the Bonn Republic In the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Molotov uttered again Russia's condemnation of NATO as a war hazard and urged acceptance of a new European collective security system that would recognize the prolonged division of Germany, Highlight of Bid His proposed security system would wipe out NATO and the seven-nation Western European Union, Introduce Red China as.an official observer In European affairs, and eventually compel the withdrawal of all American from the continent. The dramatic highlight of the West's security bid was a provi- Talk about eggs, hem Is the flBMl proof tfce hens In county aren't to be outdone. The top egg was laid by a hen owned by Mr. and J. E.

Cannon of Hitchcock. The bottom egg Is a regit- lar tlied egg. Cannon saM they have 12 and get an average of 11 a day. Most of the eggs have doable The jumbo egg memcured three and a Inches long and two Inches In diameter. It contained four yolks.

BY ENTERPRISING STVDENTS Mystery of Old Ball Cornerstone Solved The mystery of the disappearing cornerstone of old Ball High School been aolved, two who have been working on the case for the past month reported Friday, The contents of the cornerstone were found by Vance Percy and Bobby vault at Lhe new school building The story, as developed iy boys. Is this: Several ago the corner- itonc of the old building was uncovered and opened when a new staircase waa being constructed. A small medal box containing documents was removed. When the new school building was opened, Mrs. Gloria Schmidt, school secretary, carried the box of cornemtone relics over a placed It in the vault.

There tt remained, forgotten by Mrs. Schmidt, until Vance and Bobby asked her to look in vault Friday. The box is 9Vj by by 6H inches. It contains a drawing on cloth of the building by F. Bauman, Galveston architect; w.

general directory of the city of Gal- on, The Dally Print, The Dally News, The ialvcston Commercial Gazette, and the Sunday Opera Glass. Tbe box and 1U were vcston; blank certificate American citizenship, and copies of six newspapers: Wachenblatt der Texas Post, a Oerman Ian- Turn to Page See FIVE guagc paper published In Galves- MILLIONAIRE PAYS FOR TRIP Cabbie's Pal Held in Theft HONOLULU, Oct. 28 LT--A bewildered New York City cabby told yesterday of a "millionaire fare" who fed htm three steaks a day, bought him clothes and, In nearly week's spending orgy, took him to Hawaii. The "millionaire fare" happened to be Charles Muriel 21, New York bank clerk whose accounts turned up $37,000 short and who wns arrested here by the FBI Wednesday night as he danced at a swank hotel. In Rude Shock This was a rude shock to Tony C.

Pagano, 40, New York City. He had traveled with Nost in the HERE'S ONE GUY WHO WANTED BROADWAY LIGHT TO STAY RED It waa i llttln Mllppfry on Broadway af 11:30 a.m. Friday when a Ford nkiddfd Into tho hack of a Chevrolet, causing tho cnrn to lock at 68rd iitrrrt. Tho driver of thp Ford got out of his oar and prepared to unhitch the damnirr--when tho traffic, light rhangrd to "grrrn" and thft driver of the Chevrolet, evidently unaware of what happened, proceeded to pull away, That left the driver of thn FnrJ nut In the coM, with hid car moving down Broadway--without him. When tho Chevrolet Ktoppw.

for rod light nt B7h direct, thn drivrr noticed hU car awnyrd. linking buck, hn nplod tha Ford --mirt Marit'd to CUM nut thn "plmntom" drivrr punning him. By then, tho drivrr of thr Ford, all out of breath, ran up to thfl Hcrnr, explained whnt nnpprnod, iuid both rnrn went on their grand manner to Southern California and tho gaming halls of Las Vegas, then on by plane to sunny Honolulu. 'I never knew his real name," Pagano told newsmen before his plane took off for LOB Angeles. "I called him Junior, That's his name at the track." Sadly Pagano turned over $950 to the FBI which his free-spending fare had given him.

There still was $285 of his own money, enough to get a plane to Los Angeles. There he hopes to borrow enough from relatives to get him back to New York. Pagano said Nost lost perhaps $33,000 last week nt a Yonkers race track. Fagano had been taking him there for a couple of months. Nost thtn showed him a brief case In which ho said was more than $30,000.

And how about trip on Nost? Pagano snapped up the offer. He'd only been out of the city twice In his life. llcally Living "Thin was really living," PagAno "We hit Ij.A. then wo hit. Lna Vogas.

Then wn went hark to hired a car and drove to Las Vegas again, "He was shooting dice at $200 a throw. The second day he got lucky and won $2.000." Then back to Los Angeles. While waiting for a piano to Hawaii Nost lost about $7,000 at the Hollywpod Park race track, Pagano said. "Three steaks a day, we ate," he went on. "He always wanted to go to the most expensive joints.

He tipped $2 and $5 for drinks alone. I'll bet even the Rockefellers don't do that." Nost bought the cabbie clothes and gave him spending money, tolc I'ngnnn to think nothing of It because he had inherited oil wells and a lot of stocks. Crocks Up Only thing Pagnno noticed out. ol the ordinary WHS Hint his friend was nervous. "I waa nfruld the kid was going to crack up.

He finally did break down in front of the FBI men." Pngnno flew maincd hrhln away but Nost re- held under $30,000 bond on chnrpr of cmhexv.iinp from his employer, the Grace Niitionnl Hank. Mr had failorl to show up for work met Friday. Nont will have a mreliminary hearing Nov. Turn to 8eo On Doubtful About Janitor Patrol Idea Charles E. Ott, school board member, saM Friday he doubted children would obey janitors or caretakers directing traffic at local schools.

"Children respect a uniformed policeman and will heed his command immediately, whereas an untrained person might cause con- Juslon," Outt said. The school official said he had not studied the suggestions made at Thursday's commission meeting that school personnel police schools during peak traffic hours, when classes convene and arc dismissed in order to release police officers for essential duties. Protect Children "The most Important thing is to protect the life of the school and I do not believe children will heed commands i caretaker or janitor as quickly is they will law enforcement of- 'icers," Ott said. "Children from early infacny have learned to respect a police uniform, and where there Is considerable traffic and a number of youngsters, It requires trained "aw enforcement officers." Supt. J.

Davis Hill Friday de clared ne feels the janitors have enough work to do without taking over traffic control. "It is the job of the school to teach safety," Hill said. "It is the duty of the police departmen to protect lifo and property in traffic control!" Not Morally Obligated? Mayor George Roy Clough Thurs day said he didn't see why city is morally obligated to providi special police protection at schools. He referred to student nafet; patrols which he said could do th work, or to janitors and caretakers at the schools. Polict: and Fire CommisHionei Walter Johnston aaid it woul ho helpful if school custodian; ild take the job over in orde; to place policemen where they an most needed.

He said, howevor, the city 1 mornlly obligated to protect thi lives ot tho children, if ihf! school do not provide such Tim matter wna Action Taken i In Secret At Tyler Meet Terse Statement Says Matter Is Now Closed TYLER, Oct. 28 im--Aa official grievance committee of Texas Bar Assn. today voted that no action should be taken on ra- marks of the Texas attorney general about the Court of Criminal Appeals and one of its justices. The committee, meeting In Smith County courthouse, overrode Atty. Gen.

John Ben equest for an open meeting and eclined to call into its he 13 witnesses he had called In his behalf. The meeting lasted from 1:10 until 5:45 p.m., with the at- orney general and two of his aa- istants sitting before the board rom 3:35 p.m. until the nssknfl nd. Other The official action which board could have taken Included that of requesting an official reprimand from the State Bar Assa. or Shepperd's remarks.

The filing of disbarment pra. leedings was another, although tra- Ikely, course for the have taken. Shepperd, after long confir- mee, said the state bar had irer to the district committee four formal complaints ils remarks on the Court of Crlm- nal and Justice Lloyd Davidson. complaints, two of signed and two anonymous, to have been Investigated by to find out If sted any possibility that thsppsrd ad violated any canon of legal In his remarks about court. It was not known who had Igned the complaints.

Both Shepperd and Dtat. Atty. am Burrls of Alice, of witnesses called to Tyler by hepperd (or the session, saw ommlttee's ruling as an mount, ion of Shepperd. Matter Ended The crux of of the was OOB- tamed In the final paragraph rhlch declared: "The committee mat and considered the matter, and that no action should be takan. matter Is closed." The findings' second paragraph leclared the committee nor any attorney should the case upon which erd's remarks were ause this might be constnud av pressure on the court.

A rehearing the case Is before ftourt. The attorney-general said umed this is the reason of ils witnesses were called. Shepperd also said: "I have always felt I have not violated any code of ethics. I prepared and still am prepared to rove by competent witnesses and Johnnton to confer with achoo ocumcntary evidence the reason hat prompted me to make this tatement." The attorney general said he assumed the complaints were made connection with his remarks about a Court of Criminal Appeals leclsion on Oct. 5 which knocked out 104 Duval County Until newsmen casually walked nto the committee's chambers 'hen the conference first began, no official announcement had ever been made whether the meeting: would be closed.

No Announcement Earlier, Tyler attorney Charles F. Potter, the committee chairman, told a newsman he was 'afraid" the meeting would closed but no official announcement was made after that. The newsmen spotted by committee as they neared the council table and It was then they were told officially It was a closed session. With Shepperd during his 2 hour and 10 minute meeting with the committee were two assistants, D. S.

Meredith and Jim McCor- mlck. The 13 witnesses Shepperd had celled, including four Texas Rangers, were not called by the committee. Some of them traveled over 400 Turn to Page 3. See FOUR VOLUNTEER SERVICE BUREAU Give to the United Fund fori Galveston Volunteer Service Huronu: Your frilled Fond dollars make possible this service which channels over 1200 volunteers to hospitals, social agencies, health and recreation centers where they provide better ami porHonallzed attention. HuntlredA of workers do IhHr hit in clerical which effects economical administration of our xoclnl The Gnlvftfiton Volunteer Service Bureau needs.